Wwe hall of famer

By Madalyn Mendoza, mySanAntonio.com Published 3:21 pm CDT, Monday, October 15, 2018 WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler will return to San Antonio, one of his "favorite cities," in November for a River City Wrestling match. WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler will return to San Antonio, one of his "favorite cities," in November for a River City Wrestling match. Photo: Courtesy, River City Wrestling EdgeAdam Joseph Copeland Edge Adam Joseph Copeland Photo: Don Arnold/WireImage/Getty Images At age 42, Copeland works as an actor and still makes appearances fort WWE. At age 42, Copeland works as an actor and still makes appearances fort WWE. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: … [Read more...] about WWE Hall of Famer Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler excited to return to San Antonio for November match

WWE legend Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart has died at 63. Neidhart was part of the Hart Foundation tag team along with his brother-in-law, Bret "Hit Man" Hart. The former wrestling champ was also the father of WWE wrestler and "Total Divas" star Natalya Neidhart. WWE confirmed on its website that Neidhart passed away, offering condolences to his loved ones and fans. A cause of death is not yet known. Neidhart's friend, wrestler B. Brian Blair, broke the news on Twitter on Monday morning and said, "So sad to announce the passing of my friend and longtime colleague, Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart. Your thoughts and prayers for the family are deeply appreciated!" Neidhart was a professional football player with the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys before he became a WWE wrestler. WWE Hall of Famer Stu Hart trained Neidhart in the Hart Dungeon in Calgary, Alberta, where Neidhart was nicknamed "The Anvil" after he won an anvil throwing contest. He went on to marry Hart's daughter, Ellie, … [Read more...] about Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, WWE legend, is dead at 63

The former Tag Team Champion is the son of Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler Jeremy Fuster, provided by Published 11:57 am CDT, Sunday, July 29, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Brian Christopher, Former WWE Wrestler, Dies at 46 in Apparent Suicide 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Brian Christopher, former WWE wrestler and son of wrestling legend Jerry Lawler, was pronounced dead on Sunday after taking his own life in jail, according to Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He was 46. Born Brian Christopher Lawler in 1972, Christopher got his start in wrestling at the age of 16 as part of his father’s United States Wrestling Association under the ring name “Too Sexy” Brian Christopher. From 1988 to 1997, Christopher competed against legends like Jeff Jarrett, Tom Pritchard and even his own father. Also Read: Nikolai Volkoff, WWE Hall of Famer, Dies at 70 Christopher was signed by WWE — then known as WWF — in 1997 as … [Read more...] about Brian Christopher, Former WWE Wrestler, Dies at 46 in Apparent Suicide

Bruno Sammartino, professional wrestling's "Living Legend" and one of its longest-reigning champions, has died. Sammartino was 82. Family friend and former wrestling announcer Christopher Cruise said Sammartino died Wednesday morning and had been hospitalized for two months. Sammartino was wrestling's biggest box office draw in the 1960s and 1970s and held the World Wide Wrestling Federation championship for more than 11 years (4,040 days) over two title runs. He was born in Italy and his family immigrated when he was a child to Pittsburgh, where he learned how to become a pro wrestler. In Memoriam: First Lady Barbara Bush Tom Pennington/Getty Images The promotion now known as WWE said Sammartino sold out Madison Square Garden , known as the mecca of professional wrestling, 187 times over his career. Sammartino and WWE had a bitter falling out in the late 1980s that lasted until the company's greatest star accepted his induction into the Hall of Fame in 2013. He was inducted … [Read more...] about Professional Wrestling Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino Dies at 82